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Akimbo: A Podcast from Seth Godin

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Akimbo: A Podcast from Seth Godin

Midroll Media

Society & Culture

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

The perils of predicting the future


Akimbo is a weekly podcast created by Seth Godin. He's the bestselling author of 20 books and a long-time entrepreneur, freelancer and teacher.

You can find out more about Seth by reading his daily blog at seths.blog and about the podcast at akimbo.link.

To submit a question and to see the show notes, please visit akimbo.link and press the appropriate button.



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0:00.0

Hey it's Seth, and this is an akimbo announcement.

0:08.8

I know I've been gone for a while, I've missed you. I've been writing for a while I've missed you I've been writing my new book this is strategy

0:16.3

comes out in October 2024 right at the end of the month at a local bookstore near you.

0:23.2

Starting in September, we will be back with new episodes

0:28.4

based on the audiobook, based on the Udome

0:32.4

Strategy Course, and a special Q&A series where you can

0:38.2

volunteer to go over your strategy as part of the show. If you'd like to share your and we'll be in touch.

0:54.0

Thanks for holding on.

0:56.0

Thanks for the work you do.

0:58.0

Keep making a ruckus.

0:59.0

We'll see you at the end of September.

1:01.0

During the 10-year period between the year 2000 and 2009,

1:07.0

the per capita consumption of mozzarella cheese in the United States, had a 99% correlation with the number of

1:16.9

doctorates awarded in civil engineering.

1:21.2

Or if you want more correlation than that, between 2000 and 2010, the per capita

1:28.6

consumption of margarine had a 99% correlation with the divorce rate in Maine.

1:38.0

Hey, it's Arove, and this is a special archived episode of a Kimbo.

1:44.0

You may have heard some of these spurious correlations before.

1:52.0

95%, 99% correlation. spurious correlations between obviously

1:53.7

between obviously unrelated factors.

2:00.7

But how do we know they're obviously unrelated? Statistics is a fascinating

2:06.9

science. It is a science that helps us see the past, understand the present,

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